Newstalk ZB: Poultry industry as 'prepared as they can be' to combat new bird flu strain Poultry industry as 'prepared as they can be' to combat new bird flu strain The Government is introducing new biosecurity regulations to help poultry farmers manage H5 bird flu, protect livelihoods, and secure domestic food supply, Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard says. Earlier this month, authorities began investigating what could be Australia's first mainland H5N1 bird flu case. The presence of the virus could have implications not only for wildlife but also for ...

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As bird flu circulates among wild birds in British Columbia, Boundary Bay Veterinary Specialty Hospital in Surrey outlines preventable risks to cats in Surrey and the Lower Mainland, including ... MSN: Chooks back on the lay as Hillgrove Farm restocks poultry sheds after bird-flu outbreak An Otago poultry farm at the centre of an outbreak of bird flu nearly 18 months ago is now fully repopulated. About 200,000 chickens at Hillgrove Farm near Dunedin were culled after it became the ... Chooks back on the lay as Hillgrove Farm restocks poultry sheds after bird-flu outbreak Fears are growing a deadly avian disease that has killed millions of animals worldwide has reached the Australian mainland after the discovery of a suspected case of bird flu.

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A single migratory wild ... Australia reported its first mainland case of H5 bird flu, marking the spread of the deadly virus to every continent on the planet. The strain was found in a dead migratory seabird in remote Western ... SYDNEY, June 19 (Reuters) - Australia has detected its first suspected mainland case of H5N1 bird flu in a remote part of the country's southwest, authorities said on Friday. A migratory sea bird ...

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